जेब (jeb)
noun
A concrete noun meaning 'pocket' -- the cloth pouch in clothing -- with a common extended sense referring to one's personal money or finances, as in English 'out of pocket.'
Sense
1
:
pocket (in clothing)
noun, feminine
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: जेब (jeb) comes from Persian and is the everyday word every Hindi speaker uses for a pocket -- there is no competing native term in common use. Kids checking their जेब (jeb) for coins on the way to the corner shop is a scene every Delhi household knows well.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes use में (men) correctly but forget that जेब (jeb) takes the oblique before postpositions like any feminine noun, e.g. जेब में (jeb men, 'in the pocket') -- not a special exception, just easy to forget with a short word.
Sample Sentences:
मेरी जेब में सिर्फ बीस रुपये हैं।
There are only twenty rupees in my pocket.
(merii jeb men sirph biis rupye hain।)
उसने अपनी जेब से चाबी निकाली।
He took the key out of his pocket.
(usne apnii jeb se chaabii nikaalii।)
बच्चे रास्ते में अपनी जेब टटोलते हैं कि सिक्के हैं या नहीं।
The kids feel their pockets on the way to check if they have coins.
(bachche raaste men apnii jeb tatolte hain ki sikke hain yaa nahiin।)
अपना मोबाइल जेब में रख लो, गिर जाएगा।
Put your phone in your pocket, it'll fall.
(apnaa mobaail jeb men rakh lo, gir jaaegaa।)
इस शर्ट में जेब नहीं है, इसलिए फोन रखने में दिक्कत होती है।
This shirt doesn't have a pocket, so it's a hassle to keep the phone.
(is shart men jeb nahiin hai, islie phon rakhne men dikkat hotii hai।)
अगर इस कोट में भीतरी जेब होती, तो पासपोर्ट रखना आसान होता।
If this coat had an inner pocket, keeping the passport would have been easy.
(agar is kot men bhiitrii jeb hotii, to paasport rakhnaa aasaan hotaa।)
पतलून की जेब में रूमाल सिल दिया गया था।
A handkerchief had been stitched into the trouser pocket.
(patloon kii jeb men roomaal sil diyaa gayaa thaa।)
चोर ने चुपके से उसकी जेब से बटुआ निकाल लिया।
The thief quietly took the wallet out of his pocket.
(chor ne chupke se uskii jeb se batuaa nikaal liyaa।)
कृपया अपने सामान की जांच करते समय जेब भी खाली कर दें।
Please empty your pockets as well while your belongings are being checked.
(kripyaa apne saamaan kii jaanch karte samay jeb bhii khaalii kar den।)
वह अपनी जेब में हाथ डाले खड़ा है।
He is standing with his hand in his pocket.
(vah apnii jeb men haath daale khadaa hai।)
शायद उसकी जेब में कोई नोट पड़ा हो।
Maybe there's a note lying in his pocket.
(shaayad uskii jeb men koii not padaa ho।)
Sense
2
:
one's own money, personal funds
noun, feminine Common in fixed expressions: जेब से (jeb se, 'out of one's own pocket'), जेब ढीली होना (jeb dhiilii honaa, 'to have to spend money, lit. pocket becomes loose'), जेब पर भारी (jeb par bhaarii, 'heavy on the pocket, expensive').
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Just like English, Hindi extends 'pocket' to mean personal money -- जेब ढीली करनी पड़ी (jeb dhiilii karnii padii, 'had to loosen the pocket, i.e. spend money') is a phrase you will hear constantly when someone complains about wedding season expenses or a big bill at a restaurant.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for पैसा (paisaa) or पैसे (paise) when they actually mean 'my own money' in a sentence like 'it came out of my own pocket' -- native speakers reach for जेब (jeb) here instead, e.g. मेरी जेब से गया (merii jeb se gayaa, 'it came out of my pocket').
Sample Sentences:
शादी में मुझे अपनी जेब से पैसे खर्च करने पड़े।
At the wedding, I had to spend money from my own pocket.
(shaadii men mujhe apnii jeb se paise kharch karne pade।)
इस बार पार्टी में सबकी जेब ढीली हो गई।
This time at the party, everyone's pocket got lightened.
(is baar paartii men sabkii jeb dhiilii ho gaii।)
उसकी शादी में हमें अच्छी-खासी जेब ढीली करनी पड़ी।
At his wedding, we had to loosen our pockets quite a bit.
(uskii shaadii men hamen achchhii-khaasii jeb dhiilii karnii padii।)
यह रेस्तराँ इतना महंगा है कि जेब पर भारी पड़ जाता है।
This restaurant is so expensive that it weighs heavily on the pocket.
(yah restraan itnaa mahangaa hai ki jeb par bhaarii pad jaataa hai।)
क्या यह गाड़ी तुम्हारी जेब की इजाज़त देती है?
Does this car fit within what your pocket can afford?
(kyaa yah gaadii tumhaarii jeb kii ijaazat detii hai?)
मेरी जेब अभी इतनी गहरी नहीं कि मैं नई गाड़ी खरीद सकूँ।
My pocket isn't deep enough right now for me to buy a new car.
(merii jeb abhii itnii gahrii nahiin ki main naii gaadii khariid sakoon।)
अगर उसकी जेब भारी होती, तो वह इतनी मोलभाव नहीं करता।
If his pocket were heavier, he wouldn't haggle so much.
(agar uskii jeb bhaarii hotii, to vah itnii molbhaav nahiin kartaa।)
अपनी जेब का ख़याल रखो, सब कुछ उधार पर मत खरीदो।
Keep your own funds in mind; don't buy everything on credit.
(apnii jeb kaa khayaal rakho, sab kuchh udhaar par mat khariido।)
त्योहारों के मौसम में हर घर की जेब पर बोझ बढ़ जाता है।
During festival season, the burden on every household's pocket increases.
(tyohaaron ke mausam men har ghar kii jeb par bojh badh jaataa hai।)
सरकारी योजना से आम आदमी की जेब पर बोझ हल्का किया गया।
The burden on the common man's pocket was lightened by the government scheme.
(sarkaarii yojnaa se aam aadmii kii jeb par bojh halkaa kiyaa gayaa।)
मेहमानों को खुश करने के चक्कर में उसकी जेब खाली हो गई।
In trying to please the guests, his pocket ended up empty.
(mehmaanon ko khush karne ke chakkar men uskii jeb khaalii ho gaii।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
जेब
(jeb)
(sg.f.oblique):
जेब
(jeb)
(pl.f.direct):
जेबें
(jeben)
(pl.f.oblique):
जेबों
(jebon)